UEFA Super Cup - Liverpool vs Chelsea, 8pm, VM One/Sport & BT Sport 2

Mr.Nice Guy

Team news:

Liverpool XI: Adrian; Gomez, Matip, Van Dijk, Robertson; Henderson, Fabinho, Milner; Oxlade-Chamberlain, Salah, Mane.

Chelsea XI: Kepa; Azpilicueta, Christensen, Zouma, Emerson; Jorginho, Kante, Kovacic; Pedro, Giroud, Pulisic.

Oxlade-Chamberlain an interesting call from Klopp. Gomez presumably in there on the basis he'd be better capable of handling Pulisic than T.A.A..

Both sides looked dodgy defensively in their league openers but Chelsea especially will need to improve at the back if they are to have any hope of a win tonight, particularly Zouma and Azpilicueta. Kante should help matters and the midfield looks designed to stifle.

How do you see the game going? I'll say Liverpool with a 2-0 win.

RobertKK

Should be an easy win for Liverpool.

This is it

I'd expect a Liverpool win

Abel Ruiz

Neither team need this glorified friendly in the back arse of Istanbul.

I'd guess goals. I'll 3-2 Chelsea.
Giroud to get a hattrick

Salt Lake Stallion

Can't see anything other than a Liverpool win.

Dcully

Watching on BT switched over to virgin to see who was on only hear that dope Brian Kerr saying Firminio was poor at the weekend when in fact he was excellent. Back to bt so.

Turtyturd

Dcully wrote: »

Watching on BT switched over to virgin to see who was on only hear that dope Brian Kerr saying Firminio was poor at the weekend when in fact he was excellent. Back to bt so.

Feeeeeaarrrrmeeeennooooo was poooor.

Dcully

Jaysus he was close to motm from what I saw .Many pundits felt similar.

Harry Palmr

Kerr failing the Firmino test. Not the first, won't be the last.

Turtyturd

Harry Palmr wrote: »

Kerr failing the Firmino test. Not the first, won't be the last.

Some Liverpool fans still struggle with it.

Assetbacked

Brendan Filone wrote: »

Still can't believe who is in charge. I mean call me old fashioned but I don't think it's a great appointment with the lack of experience at the big stage. Purely a PR exercise.


Frank Lampard, as Chelsea manager. Not for me, thanks.

There's no point bringing in a world class manager who can't buy players. Lampard is no risk and fills the gap until next summer.

This is it

Assetbacked wrote: »

There's no point bringing in a world class manager who can't buy players. Lampard is no risk and fills the gap until next summer.

Yep. Get top 6 he's done a decent job, top 4 he's done great. Gives them 12 months to keep looking and they can stick or twist depending on how he does. They want to be absolutely shocking for him to get sacked too

Unearthly

There will be a Current Affairs topic created moaning that there is an female officiating team

martingriff

This is it wrote: »

Yep. Get top 6 he's done a decent job, top 4 he's done great. Gives them 12 months to keep looking and they can stick or twist depending on how he does. They want to be absolutely shocking for him to get sacked too

Thats it if they are low well we could not sign anyone and then they can pay him off when some experience if they get top 4 it is great and he stays on win-win

martingriff

Unearthly wrote: »

There will be a Current Affairs topic created moaning that there is an female officiating team

Well there is the first

charolais0153

Whats the booing for?

Berserker

Expect Liverpool to win this with plenty to spare but it is a final.

Unearthly wrote: »

There will be a Current Affairs topic created moaning that there is an female officiating team

Think one of them is Irish.

davycc

Fancy the ox to sneak a couple.

Anyone but Chelsea for me to lift the trophy.

Predict a three nil Liverpool win , the Egyptian guy will throw himself to the ground every three minutes

This is it

Peno, no? Arms out pretty far from the initial replay

Berserker

charolais0153 wrote: »

Whats the booing for?

Liverpool fans booing Chelsea because they bought success.

davycc

Berserker wrote: »

Expect Liverpool to win this with plenty to spare but it is a final.

Unearthly wrote: »

There will be a Current Affairs topic created moaning that there is an female officiating team

Think one of them is Irish.

One is definitely from Wexford and she assisted in the wwc final a few weeks ago. . Fifa and Var reviews showed she got every major decision right. The men could learn a lot from her .

Mars Bar

This is it wrote: »

Peno, no? Arms out pretty far from the initial replay

Yeah thought the new rule was accidental or not, it's a handball.

Mars Bar

They should have added that the ball has to be inside the quadrant when they were adjusting other rules. It's so annoying

Berserker

davycc wrote: »

One is definitely from Wexford and she assisted in the wwc final a few weeks ago. . Fifa and Var reviews showed she got every major decision right. The men could learn a lot from her .

It'll be very interesting to see how they fare tonight. Different level of cheating with men.

Sam Hain

Berserker wrote: »

Liverpool fans booing Chelsea because they bought success.

Good one

Berserker

Get the feeling that Chelsea will be on the end of another 4-0 here if Liverpool get their scoring boots on. Plenty of chances.

Sam Hain

Adrian looks as dodge.

eigrod

Mars Bar wrote: »

They should have added that the ball has to be inside the quadrant when they were adjusting other rules. It's so annoying

Then it would be inconsistent with all other laws regarding the ball and lines on the pitch. Once the ball is over any part of the line, even a mm, then it’s not outside the quadrant.

Sam Hain

Berserker wrote: »

Get the feeling that Chelsea will be on the end of another 4-0 here if Liverpool get their scoring boots on. Plenty of chances.

1 chance so far. The ball over the top or in behind from Chelsea looks the most dangerous of anything from either team.

martingriff

davycc wrote: »

One is definitely from Wexford and she assisted in the wwc final a few weeks ago. . Fifa and Var reviews showed she got every major decision right. The men could learn a lot from her .

Its the same team that reffed that game

Mr.Nice Guy

Pedro has started this game well. Not far away there.

Wasn't expecting this to be so open.

Unearthly

Chelsea winning the cross bar challenge again

davycc

So close from Pedro! Would had been a cracker

c.p.w.g.w

Pool look all over the shop at the back.

Also that's Chelsea midfield trio seems super defensive on paper

Sam Hain

Chelsea have really grown into this game. Matip looks like a weak point for the attack to take advantage of, and the they are also closing Liverpool down in key areas with great effect.

j8wk2feszrnpao

Liverpool dominated the first 10-15mins, but since then it's been Chelsea. Open game.

Berserker

Sam Hain wrote: »

1 chance so far. The ball over the top or in behind from Chelsea looks the most dangerous of anything from either team.

Five shots, two on target.

c.p.w.g.w wrote: »

Also that's Chelsea midfield trio seems super defensive on paper

Kante is playing well.

Nunu

Lineswoman shouldn’t have flagged there. He was offside but if he wasn’t...****storm

Mars Bar

Nunu wrote: »

Lineswoman shouldn’t have flagged there. He was offside but if he wasn’t...****storm

Whut?

j8wk2feszrnpao

Nunu wrote: »

Lineswoman shouldn’t have flagged there. He was offside but if he wasn’t...****storm

But he was clearly off.

Nunu

There not supposed to flag with Var there no?

j8wk2feszrnpao

Dodgy by Kepa there, got lucky.

Mars Bar

Nunu wrote: »

There not supposed to flag with Var there no?

You've definitely got that arse ways!

Sam Hain

Berserker wrote: »

Five shots, two on target.



Kante is playing well.

One of the chances on target was a harmless header into Kepas hands. Hardly plenty of chances as you claim. Oh hold one another great chance, eeerrrrmm not really just another harmless header. Harmless header stats, you have destroyed Chelsea.

lawred2

Nunu wrote: »

There not supposed to flag with Var there no?

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Sure what's the point of them then?

This is it

Pretty sure they're supposed to let play go when using VAR and flag when the phase of play is over. If it's clearly off it might be different

Mars Bar

This is it wrote: »

Pretty sure they're supposed to let play go when using VAR and flag when the phase of play is over. Is it's clearly off it might be different

Thought they changed that after the WWC? These ladies would know for certain anyway.

Sam Hain

Kante has been superb.

This is it

Mars Bar wrote: »

Thought they changed that after the WWC? These ladies would know for certain anyway.

Maybe so, I hadn't heard, and yeah, I presume they know what they're at!

Johner

Been very impressed with us so far. Need a goal though.

Nunu

Ye I just remember in the World Cup they never flagged in the World Cup. Maybe it’s been tweaked?